Tim Pitsiulak — Artist Biographical Backgrounds

Timootee “Tim” Pitsiulak was an Inuk artist from Cape Dorset with a realist style and a particular focus on the natural world and Arctic wildlife, inspired by his life as a hunter.

BIOGRAPHY:

• Born in Kimmirut, Canada in 1967
• Lived and worked
  as a hunter in Cape Dorset, while making prints, drawings, lithographs, and jewelry
• Heavily inspired by Arctic wildlife and daily life, especially whales
• Tended to work in a large-scale size allowing
  for meticulous attention to detail
• Had his work featured on a Royal Canadian Mint commemorative 25-cent
• Untitled, 2010, colored pencil. ©Dorset Fine Arts
  coin in 2013

“I started drawing soon after I started to go to school. I tried to make the drawings look good. Ever since then I’m learning how they can look better, to improve.”

Watch Artist Interview Here